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A suburban bakery that planned a family-friendly drag show was under threat of fines from the village. But Lake in the Hills backed off its threat to penalize UpRising Bakery and Cafe.
The agreement allows the owner to reschedule the drag brunch that she had canceled after the bakery was vandalized, and she can continue holding other events. Lake in the Hills officials had previously told her they considered entertainment events a violation of local zoning rules and they threatened code violations if she were to continue hosting them.
And a Chinese University of Chicago student who had been missing since May and was recently found spent over two months working at a charitable organization in Los Angeles, according to his family’s attorney. After arriving in LA, Diwen Fan lost his belongings, including his phone, credit card and personal ID. He then contacted his parents in China.
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Joliet City Council members unanimously voted Tuesday night to buy a house, with plans demolish it and turn the land into a park — a tactic they hope will legally allow them to force out convicted sex offenders who are living in an apartment building nearby.
The move has drawn the ire of the company that houses the sex offenders and some legal experts who argue that the city’s actions are inhumane and actually make the public less safe by making it difficult for people who have completed their sentences to find stable housing.
Amid Market Days’ pulsing lights and booming music, something will stick out to people dancing at the street festival’s clubs and stages this weekend: banners, posters and looping videos telling them how to avoid monkeypox.
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As the LGBTQ-centered Northalsted Market Days street festival brings tens of thousands of people to Chicago, the spreading monkeypox virus will linger on minds. But before the party starts, doctors, health experts and festival organizers are sharing their concerns and advice on how to stay safe.
As Chicagoans continue to grapple with the highest inflation seen since the early 1980s, a shrinking economy is raising fears that a recession is right around the corner.
The Federal Reserve has continued to hike interest rates, most recently last week, in an effort to combat inflation, but economists say the agency is walking a tight line between slowing the economy down enough to tamp down prices without tipping it into a recession. Here’s what you should know.
Chicago Bears general manager Ryan Poles didn’t make many splashy signings in the free-agent market this offseason, but he still brought in several players who will be asked to fill key roles.
The former chef and co-owner of Cafe Marie-Jeanne — the neighborhood treasure in Humboldt Park that closed in 2020 due to the pandemic — returned to Chicago recently with a surprising new project: Uncle Bunny’s, a pop-up shack with ribs, hot dogs and Italian beef.
The cafe once offered an outstanding French-inspired, all-day menu, with one of the best croissants in the city, featuring housemade Parisian ham and caramelized Comté cheese.
The shack debuted as a pop-up at The Long Room in July with meaty and vegan Italian beefs, the long lost CMJ burger, rib frites and more.